Minella Moon Shine (IRE)
Minella Moon Shine is a gelding by Sea The Moon out of an Artesana mare. He is yet to win from three starts on turf and has placed once. His best effort came when second of 14 at Roscommon in Jul 2026. He finished fourth of 16 in a maiden hurdle at Killarney in Aug 2026.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 18dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 102
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 82B | 79 | 2 runs · 82 / 79 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 82B | 79 | 2 runs · 82 / 79 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Prominent 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,586 runs since Apr 2018 (504 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 814.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 406 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,061 | 129 | 12.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 627 | 85 | 13.6% | +1.6 | — |
| Soft | 877 | 103 | 11.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 323 | 42 | 13% | +1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,282 | 140 | 10.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 690 | 68 | 9.9% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,035 | 98 | 9.5% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,542 | 198 | 12.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 814 | 122 | 15% | +3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 358 | 51 | 14.2% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 74 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kaptain Bay (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaptain Bay (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Map (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 26+18d | Killarney (IRE) | ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div II) Sat close to pace early - shuffled to 5th then back up to 3rd before four out - held 3rd into the straight - lost place briefly then regained 3rd - pushed along and into 4th after two out - hit the last and slipped to 4th on the run-in - held on for 4th without finding more | 4/16 | 7 | 11-4 | 76B | 103A | Daniel King | 100/30 |
| 04 Aug 26+29d | Roscommon (IRE) | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle on Saturday, August 29th Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace early - third at halfway - blundered 8th - pressed after 3 out - faded before last and beaten well home | 6/16 | ½ | 11-12 | 102B | 104A | Daniel King | 5/4 |
| 06 Jul 26 | Roscommon | Shanagher Hearing Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) sat behind the front group and fought for its head early - minor mistake and lightly hampered by a loose horse at the 3rd - hampered once more at the 5th - 3rd at halfway - lightly hampered entering the straight - drifted left 3 out - shared the front approaching the second-last - mistake and lost that spot at the last - driven and found more to prevail for the runner-up spot by a whisker | 2/14 | nk | 11-4 | 82B | 122A | Daniel King | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Moon Shine won?
- Minella Moon Shine (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Minella Moon Shine?
- Minella Moon Shine (IRE) is trained by John J Nallen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
- Who is Minella Moon Shine's sire?
- Minella Moon Shine (IRE) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Artesana (GB), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What is Minella Moon Shine's sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,586 runs since Apr 2018 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 814.
- Who are Minella Moon Shine's siblings?
- Out of Artesana (GB), Minella Moon Shine (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kaptain Bay (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.